Panther Prowess

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Now the hard part. As panthers grow older, they become more wily, blending in with their environment and becoming difficult to spot. These cunning panthers are known by the name "shadowmaw", for their tendency to suddenly appear out of the darkness... with a waiting mouth full of teeth.

If you want to prove yourself as a true panther hunter, shadowmaws are the only way to do so. They prowl to the southeast, across the river.

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Comment by IbeNewt

These panthers can stealth, so they're a big pain to track down, especially so if you're sitting about the same level as them and your stealth detection kicks in at just about aggro range.

There's two main areas of them, but they're pretty spread out. Try East of the main road, just as you cross the second bridge heading south, around 47, 23. Another good place is along the main road just North of the Gurubashi Arena; just head off either side of the road and see if any pop up. From about 37, 44 to 40, 34.

Comment by Swarde

Try arround 45.26 ther's 3-4 of them there

Comment by Fishpaw

These are really spread out, but generally stick close to the main roads. They're stealthed, so you need to be almost on top of them to see them. If you're not a hunter who can track beasts, then just set a macro to /target Shadowmaw and spam the hell out of it as you walk a few feet off the side of the road.

As far as I've explored, I've never found a cluster of them exclusively, so be patient and prepare for a lot of walking.

Comment by eleanna123

I posted a screenshot of the area too. The pic just needs to be approved to show up.

Comment by Kaena

Should definitely be done with Mok'thardin's Enchantment because most of the Shadowmaw Panthers and Stranglethorn Tigresses are found in the same areas.

Did this mostly at 46,28.

Comment by gwiz665

I've found most in the area between (45,25) and (46,28). Where I also found Bag'thera. If you only see lots of Tigresses, then kill them. They take up spots where Panthers can be, and it seems that they switch between spawning.

Comment by Spackle

Alot of them around 36,39 (North East of Gurubashi Arena).Look around the big trees, and make sure you have your sound turned on.

Comment by Ansawa

I just finished soloing this as a level 33 Hunter (BM spec) with a level 33 Ghost Saber as my pet. I'm fairly well-geared, but the quest showed up as red for me, so I'm a pretty proud of myself. ;) Basically turned on Track Beasts, slaughtered all the Tigresses in the area just below the Ziata'jai ruins, then turned on Track Hidden and worked back and forth across the road. Waited for the "decloak" noise from Track Hidden, hit the panther with Hunter's Mark, then used my pet to kite it back to the road so we could kill it without the risk of adds. If you're also BM, you'll probably want to Intimidate these guys (and the Tigresses) before you start dishing out the DPS, or they'll pop off your pet and come after you--they can resist the stun, but I think threat stays either way. Shot rotation here was Scorpid Sting>Arcane Shot>Autoshot>Arcane Shot>reapply the sting as necessary. Otherwise, Freezing Trap + FD to manage your aggro and you should be golden.

If you pull a Tigress or another Panther (or the Jungle Thunderers, if you're working farther north than I was) on top of the one your pet has the attention of, try and keep them both on your pet, focus your fire on the one you started with, and cross your fingers. Suggest you keep a freezing trap by your feet, since I've had problems with the add coming after me once I start DPSing heavily enough; the trap can usually buy you enough time to finish the first one off and get your pet onto the add. I'm draenei, so GotN was a HUGE help alongside Mend Pet in keeping Nemesis alive, but you may be able to work something else out as needed.

I have noticed that these guys will occasionally drop out of Prowl on their own before going back into stealth mode again (or maybe they repop out of Prowl and have to turn it on, dunno), so if you see one that's not cloaked, tag it and use the above procedure.

Good luck and good hunting!

Comment by gamidragon

I found all of mine around 37,34. All around the eastern part of the hill that has King Bangalash on it. Just watch for him and the few Tigress's and you'll do fine :D

Comment by Cygnus015

Around 46,28. The panthers and tigers share the spawn points. Kill some tigers if you can't find them 50% change there will be a panther next time.

Comment by sbp123

2.3 exp change - Got 2900 XP for completing this part (Rogue lev 36)

Comment by draka

Catseye Elixir helps (and is very cheap on my server). You can generally see them before you reach aggro range with the elixir (and 1-2 levels below the cats) if you don't like using yourself as bait.

Comment by rockdjchick

This is a true testiment of patience. It's easiest with a hunter along who has tracking abilities...in fact, hard as heck without one! I found that just hanging out at 47.23 was the perfect place to find them....there are 3 that spawn in that area. Stay away from the Venture Mining guys, but hang out on the little ridge area there and let them come to you. When you kill all 3 that spawn there, wait for them to respawn. Took me about an hour just hanging out with my lvl 40 hunter, but eventually, they all came out to play.

Comment by karls1

If u see a large open field with no mobbs, there is a high possibility that there are som shadowmaws there...

That is...in the 2 main sonez for the shadowmaw's ( 47, 23 and 37, 44 )

Comment by siggboy

If you're a Warlock (lvl 42+): summon your Felhunter for the Paranoia buff and put it on aggressive.

If you're a Hunter: Use "Track Hidden" and put your pet on aggressive.

Then walk the area where the Panthers spawn and your pet will attack them as soon as you get close to one.

There's no need for a targetting macro in these cases.

Comment by DeadKing

Few of them are around 50,20... So if everything else fail, go there and farm.

Comment by naano

I tended to find a lot of them surrounding the hill where King Bangalash (the 43 elite tiger) pats around. The hill is southeast of the horde camp Grom'gol, across the river and past the little hut where the troll leatherworking trainer is. Just roam around the hill while spamming the /target shadowmaw macro and you'll find a bunch of them.

Comment by Tiamack

I found all of my Shadowmaw Panther's in only about 20 min. around 46,27. I just kept doing a loop around the area from Venture Co. Base, Mosh'Ogg Ogre, Balia'mah Ruins, and Mizjah Ruins. Just be careful as there are some lvl. 42 Ogre's and the aggro easy. I solo'd it at 35 w/ my Hunter and wasn't too bad at all.

Comment by geidy

37.38 area very simple quest

Comment by Candacy

The panthers needed for this quest also occassionally provide Shadowcat Hides when they're skinned, which is a nice bonus for skinners. :)

Comment by Cloudjumpr121

I found a goos amount of them on the side of the main road, right across from the ogre mound, and a little south. if you walk down the road, you'll just detect them. had no problem witht this as a 36 priest.

Comment by Ramrom95

Actually, it was easy to find them. When you walk on the road that takes you to the Rebel camp, just get near trees, they are usually in sleath, turning around trees! wasn't so hard to find them... but tough as a lvl 34

Comment by skribs

Says 8700 XP here, but my 39 shaman just got 2900 XP.

Comment by fugthug

It's best to do this quest with your speaker volume up. Why? Because, as you get close to a stealthed panther, it will unstealth. This will make a noise that is very easy to hear. Sometimes, you may miss the fact that panther unstealthed because you weren't looking in the right direction. The noise it makes will alert you that a panther has unstealthed, so you can look in all directions to easily find the panther.

Comment by meleagros

When you 're in front of Tkashi ruins, turn west, first little hill

Comment by Arkham

Be warned--these guys not only tend to congregate around the trees, they apparently can sometimes get stuck in them, which obviously makes them even harder to find. I just pulled one out of a tree simply by going close enough for my character to collide against the tree, which aggroed the panther out from inside it.

Comment by nelys

If you don't use co-ords like myself this link is a map of where they can be found. Happy hunting :)

Comment by Lightpwnage

Thanks for the croods.By the way i done it with my 33 lvl pally and it was not hard at all.

Comment by Tjj19

Definately found a handful at around 36,39 ish, near the Arena, managed to kill all 10 there. Beware of other beasts such as the Tigeress's and Basilisks roaming around, as well as King Bangalash, the lvl 43 elite beast. This quest reaaaally tests your patience.

Comment by hunterred

just keep get on ur mount and run around by the tigeresses until one pops out from the shadows

Comment by Heyzeus7

The panthers can be found North, North East, North North east, of the arena.

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Comment by XerX

There is always one nipping on the bones at 38,34. Next to King Bangalash (the white tiger). And it respawns, of course.

Comment by shadedarkan

For Cataclysm you will want to hunt the ones that stretch between the Mosh' ogg Ogre mound area North to the steps of Zul' Gurub. The numbers and concentrations are much higher. When you are done Bag' thera is right there to complete the next quest.